Compare towns
Bourne vs Buzzards Bay vs Deerfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bourne has the most expensive homes ($736k median).
Buzzards Bay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Deerfield has the most kids (13.2% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Bourne | Buzzards Bay | Deerfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,806Lowest |
2,909 |
5,158Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 61.2±3.5Highest 53% above MA |
54.4±5.9 36% above MA |
51.8±3.6Lowest 30% above MA |
| Bourne and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.1%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
6.7%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
13.2%±3.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Deerfield and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.6%±8.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
32.3%±5.2 MA: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
29.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
7.9%±3.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Buzzards Bay and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,847±$32k 6% below MA |
$94,388±$12kLowest 9% below MA |
$106,136±$14kHighest about the MA average |
| Deerfield and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $735,500±$156kHighest 31% above MA |
$454,500±$28k 19% below MA |
$414,900±$37kLowest 26% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,484±$601Highest 16% below MA |
$1,334±$318Lowest 24% below MA |
| Buzzards Bay and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,835 36% below MA |
$3,405Lowest 43% below MA |
$5,824Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±20.7 MA: 51.8% |
37.9%±20.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
26.1%±15.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Buzzards Bay and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.3%Highest MA: 10% |
7.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 24% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
18 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±20.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±6.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±6.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Bourne and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #206 of 282 in MA | — | #156 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Deerfield · Frontier |
| High school in town | — | — | Frontier Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.